Man will face assault charges in Phillipsburg

EASTON

June 01, 2009|The Morning Call

An Easton man is accused of slashing another man in the face with a razor blade during a fight in Phillipsburg, early Saturday morning, police said.

Joseph A. Slack, 23, whose last known address is the 400 block of Northampton Street, was taken into custody Sunday afternoon in Easton and charged as a fugitive, Phillipsburg police Lt. Jim Faulborn said.

Slack was taken to Northampton County Prison, where he will await extradition to New Jersey, Faulborn said.

Faulborn said police were called to the fight on Fisher Avenue at 12:39 a.m. Saturday. Investigators said that during the altercation, Slack slashed Jason Grainer, 24, of Phillipsburg in the face and neck.

Police said Grainer was taken to a hospital with injuries that weren't life-threatening.